I recently returned from the last cruise of the season to Alaska on Celebrity Millennium, sailing out of Vancouver and returning to Vancouver. From start to finish, it was a great holiday. We stayed in the Sutton Place Hotel for a couple of nights and on the morning of our sailing, we walked down to Canada Place, pulling our cases behind us. It is downhill and took less than 10 minutes.

We thought we’d arrive early and avoid the crowds so got there about 11.30 only to find that many others had the same idea. We deposited our bags and went upstairs to join what seemed like a sizeable queue but it moved quickly enough and before long, we had checked in and moved on to US Immigration and Customs. We joined another queue there and a while later (maybe 20 mins) we were cleared to embark.

We then embarked the ship, to be greeted by staff who took our photo for our sea pass cards (very quickly) and we were offered a glass of orange juice or prosecco. Very nice - a lovely introduction to Celebrity Cruises. Read more